Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.

• Selznick International Pictures
• Janet Gaynor
• Fredric March
• Adolphe Menjou
• May Robson
• Andy Devine
• Lionel Stander
• Owen Moore
• Peggy Wood